Yet another Win app removal script
#requires -Version 3
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.SYNOPSIS
The RemoveAppxPackage command will remove Windows Store Appx packages.
.DESCRIPTION
This script can help you to remove several Windows Store Apps at one time.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:>; C:\Script\RemoveWindowsStoreApp.ps1
ID App name
1 Microsoft.Media.PlayReadyClient.2
2 Microsoft.Media.PlayReadyClient.2
3 CheckPoint.VPN
4 f5.vpn.client
5 FileManager
6 JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn
7 Microsoft.MoCamera
8 SonicWALL.MobileConnect
9 windows.immersivecontrolpanel
10 winstore
11 Microsoft.BingSports
12 Microsoft.BingTravel
13 Microsoft.SkypeApp
14 Microsoft.BingFinance
15 Microsoft.HelpAndTips
16 Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink
17 Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness
18 Microsoft.BingNews
19 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps
20 Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder
21 Microsoft.WindowsScan
22 Microsoft.ZuneMusic
23 Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00
24 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms
25 Microsoft.WinJS.2.0
26 Microsoft.WindowsCalculator
27 Microsoft.BingWeather
28 Microsoft.Reader
29 Microsoft.ZuneVideo
30 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList
31 Microsoft.BingMaps
32 Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames
33 Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00
Which Apps do you want to remove?
Input their IDs and seperate IDs by comma: 28
This example shows how to list all Windows Store apps, and remove the apps specified by user.
.LINK
Windows PowerShell Advanced Function
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315326.aspx
.LINK
Get-AppxPackage
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh856044.aspx
.LINK
Remove-AppxPackage
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh856038.aspx
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Import-LocalizedData -BindingVariable Messages
Function PSCustomErrorRecord
{
#This function is used to create a PowerShell ErrorRecord
Param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)][String]$ExceptionString,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=2)][String]$ErrorID,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=3)][System.Management.Automation.ErrorCategory]$ErrorCategory,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=4)][PSObject]$TargetObject
)
Process
{
$exception = New-Object System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException($ExceptionString)
$customError = New-Object System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord($exception,$ErrorID,$ErrorCategory,$TargetObject)
return $customError
}
}
Function RemoveAppxPackage
{
$index=1
$apps=Get-AppxPackage
#return entire listing of applications
Write-Host "ID`t App name"
foreach ($app in $apps)
{
Write-Host " $index`t $($app.name)"
$index++
}
Do
{
$IDs=Read-Host -Prompt "Which Apps do you want to remove? `nInput their IDs and seperate IDs by comma"
}
While($IDs -eq "")
#check whether input values are correct
try
{
[int[]]$IDs=$IDs -split ","
}
catch
{
$errorMsg = $Messages.IncorrectInput
$errorMsg = $errorMsg -replace "Placeholder01",$IDs
$customError = PSCustomErrorRecord `
-ExceptionString $errorMsg `
-ErrorCategory NotSpecified -ErrorID 1 -TargetObject $pscmdlet
$pscmdlet.WriteError($customError)
return
}
foreach ($ID in $IDs)
{
#check id is in the range
if ($ID -ge 1 -and $ID -le $apps.count)
{
$ID--
#Remove each app
$AppName=$apps[$ID].name
Remove-AppxPackage -Package $apps[$ID] -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (-not(Get-AppxPackage -Name $AppName))
{
Write-host "$AppName has been removed successfully"
}
else
{
Write-Warning "Remove '$AppName' failed! This app is part of Windows and cannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis."
}
}
else
{
$errorMsg = $Messages.WrongID
$errorMsg = $errorMsg -replace "Placeholder01",$ID
$customError = PSCustomErrorRecord `
-ExceptionString $errorMsg `
-ErrorCategory NotSpecified -ErrorID 1 -TargetObject $pscmdlet
$pscmdlet.WriteError($customError)
}
}
}
RemoveAppxPackage